Hugo Díaz (footballer, born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Díaz Rodríguez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | A Coruña, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Leeds United | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 2017–2018 | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Deportivo La Coruña B | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Silva SD (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2017– | Leeds United | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Hugo Díaz Rodríguez (born 9 February 1997) (Spanish pronunciation: [Ugˈo ˈdi.aθ] is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre back for Championship club Leeds United.
Club career
Early career
Díaz started his career at Deportivo La Coruña youth academy, graduating to Depor Juvenil A and then the Deportivo de La Coruña B team, in January 2017 he then had a loan spell at A Coruña based team Silva SD.[2]
Leeds United
On 18 August 2017, he joined Leeds United from Deportivo,[3] initially linking up with the Leeds Under 23's squad.[4] At the Under 23's he formed a central defence partnership with Paudie O'Connor.
On 10 April 2018, after an injury crisis to Leeds' first team defenders, Díaz was promoted to Leeds' first team and named as a substitute in their EFL Championship game against Preston North End.[5] Díaz made his debut for Leeds in the same game coming on early in the second half for injured Centre back Pontus Jansson, partnering his usual Under 23 teamate Paudie O'Connor for the first team in a 1-3 loss.[6] On 8 May, he was named in Leeds' first team squad by Head Coach Paul Heckingbottom for their post season friendlies tour to Myanmar.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 April 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leeds United | 2017–18[8] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 21. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ↑ "new player of Silva 16-17". Silva SD Official Site. 31 January 2018.
- ↑ "U23s boosted by summer signing". Leeds United. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ↑ "PRESTON NORTH END 3-1 LEEDS UNITED". Ninety Minutes Online. 20 August 2017.
- ↑ "PRESTON NORTH END 3-1 LEEDS UNITED". Sky Sports. 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "PRESTON NORTH END 3-1 LEEDS UNITED". Leeds United Official Site. 10 April 2018.
- ↑ Phil Hay (8 May 2018). "Saiz features but academy players make up the numbers in Leeds United's Myanmar squad". Yorkshire Evening post.
- ↑ "Games played by Hugo Díaz in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2018.